Objective To research the deficiency on the management of processing aids in order to give advice on how to strengthen the management.Method The regulations on processing aids of food industry of Codex Alimentarius Commission,Australia,U.S.A,France,Japan,Canada and China were collected and compared.Results The regulations were collected to compare at aspects of the definition,provisions of use,function class,etc.The definitions of processing aids were not clear or explicit,and there were no provisions for function class,use scope,use level(or residual level) in China.Conclusion The Chinese regulations of processing aids need to be improved by referring provisions of other countries and based on the using conditions of processing aids in China.